Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out $7.7 billion so far to farmers, William Northey, Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, said on Friday, in aid designed to offset the negative impact of tariff imposition.

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8:36 AM - Feb 22, 2019

For all those who look at proposals from the Democrats and trot out “but we can’t afford to pay for it.” $7 Billion so far in subsidies for farmers to compensate for the impact of Trump’s Trade War.

And are we close to a deal with China? No.

Donald Trump took us into this with the statement that “trade wars are easy to win.” Can anyone cite an example of a trade war that was won? The finance professors I studied under were all very clear that no party ever wins a trade war.

This is a $7B and counting BRIBE to maintain Trump’s support in farm country; nothing more or less.

Where’s the budget offset? Where’s the outrage? But anything to help working mothers, student loan holders and we hear nothing but SOCIALISM! WE CAN’T AFFORD IT! and so on.

There are conservative deficit spenders and liberal deficit spenders but there are no fiscal conservatives today, if there ever were ones in the past.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out $7.7 billion so far to farmers, William Northey, Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, said on Friday, in aid designed to offset the negative impact of tariff imposition.

932
8:36 AM - Feb 22, 2019

For all those who look at proposals from the Democrats and trot out “but we can’t afford to pay for it.” $7 Billion so far in subsidies for farmers to compensate for the impact of Trump’s Trade War.

And are we close to a deal with China? No.

Donald Trump took us into this with the statement that “trade wars are easy to win.” Can anyone cite an example of a trade war that was won? The finance professors I studied under were all very clear that no party ever wins a trade war.

This is a $7B and counting BRIBE to maintain Trump’s support in farm country; nothing more or less.

Where’s the budget offset? Where’s the outrage? But anything to help working mothers, student loan holders and we hear nothing but SOCIALISM! WE CAN’T AFFORD IT! and so on.

There are conservative deficit spenders and liberal deficit spenders but there are no fiscal conservatives today, if there ever were ones in the past.

As time would continue on, had not Trump been elected and decided to fight China’s corrupt trade practices, all would look back to today from some future time and understand, “we” couldn’t afford not to pay for it.

As time would continue on, had not Trump been elected and decided to fight China’s corrupt trade practices, all would look back to today from some future time and understand, “we” couldn’t afford not to pay for it.

As time would continue on, had not Trump been elected and decided to fight China’s corrupt trade practices, all would look back to today from some future time and understand, “we” couldn’t afford not to pay for it.

We had an excellent plan in hand to combat Chinese trade practices – the TPP. I remember in a debate when Trump said China was the primary benefit of TPP and I thought, “Oh no, he has no idea what TPP is about” since China was excluded from TPP. When Trump withdrew from TPP, he hugely hurt America’s position in Asia.

You may enjoy your notion that Trump is “fighting China” but I renew my question that has gone unanswered. Can you provide ONE example of a trade war that benefitted a country?

As Sun Tzu pointed out (and the Chinese pay attention to this), a foolish general starts a battle and then looks for victory. You are going into combat under the command of a foolish general. The Chinese know who is going to win.